captivity

Definition

  • noun: the state of being kept in a place (such as a prison or a cage) and not being able to leave or be free
  • noun: the state of being 'captive'
  • synonyms: confinement, subjection, imprisonment

Examples

  • The lions were bred 'in captivity'. [=while living in a zoo]

  • The prisoners were released from 'captivity'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) She remembered where they put it in. It can camouflage! Evacuate the island. We'd never reopen. You made a genetic hybrid, raised it in captivity. She is seeing all of this for the first time. She does not even know what she is. She will kill everything that moves. Do you think the animal (..)
    2015 Jurassic World
  • (..) We can't exactly walk it. And you feed it with that? Is there a problem? Animals raised in isolation aren't always the most functional. Your Raptors are born in captivity. With siblings. They learn social skills. And I imprint on them when they're born. There's trust. The only positive relationship (..)
    2015 Jurassic World